xv, 477 pages : 26 cm

The Anglo-Saxon period, stretching from the fifth to the late eleventh century, begins with the Roman retreat from the Western worlds and ends with the Norman takeover of England. Between these epochal events, many of the contours and patterns of English life that would endure for the next millennium were shaped. In this authoritative work, Nicholas Higham and Martin Ryan re-examine Anglo-Saxon England in the light of new research in disciplines as wide-ranging as historical genetics, palaeobotany, archaeology, literary studies, art history and numismatics. The result is the definitive introduction to the Anglo-Saxon world, enhanced with a rich array of photographs, maps, genealogies and other illustrations

Includes bibliographical references (pages 444-458) and index

Britain in and out of the Roman Empire -- The origins of England -- From tribal chieftains to Christian kings -- The Mercian supremacies -- The Anglo-Saxons and the Vikings, c. 825-900 -- Conquest, reform and the making of England -- The age of Æthelred -- The transformation of Anglo-Saxon England

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